Report presenting an investigation to determine the effects of forging at 1950 degrees and 2150 degrees Fahrenheit as well as the effects of several heat treatments on the performance of Inconel 550 in a turbojet engine. Differences in engine performance of the different turbine blades could not be associated with consistent differences in microstructure or grain size. Results regarding blade performance, blade elongation during engine operation, microstructure of as-heat-treated blades, grain size, metallurgical studies of failed blades, stress-rupture tests, and hardness are provided.

Report presenting an impulse-type supersonic compressor designed for turning to the axial direction that was tested in air with three different sets of stator blades at eight angle settings.

Memorandum presenting a determination of the effects on engine performance of using turbojet engines for boundary-layer control by suction at the engine inlet or by bleeding air from the compressor outlet for three current production engines. Results regarding bleed, suction, and variable-area turbine are provided.

An investigation was undertaken to determine the characteristics of several basic types of thrust-reverser. Models of three types, target, tailpipe cascade, and ring cascade, were tested with unheated air. The effects of design variables on reverse-thrust performance, reversed-flow boundaries, and thrust modulation characteristics were determined.

Report presenting an analysis of the problems associated with matching secondary-air requirements of ejector exhaust nozzles and auxiliary inlets has been made for free-stream Mach numbers up to 2.0. The analysis indicated that inlets located in the free stream supply higher pressure recovery than ejectors generally require for optimum net internal thrust at Mach numbers above about 1.4. Net-thrust gains can be achieved by immersing the auxiliary inlet in a boundary layer where the inlet-momentum penalty is less.